Table 2.
Univariate Predictors of Brachial Artery Flow-Mediated Dilation
| r value |
p value |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics and Laboratory Variables | |||
| Age | -0.3420 | 0.0001 | |
| Body-mass index | -0.3065 | 0.0035 | |
| High sensitivity c-reactive protein | -0.2220 | 0.0400 | |
| Total cholesterol | -0.1952 | 0.0684 | |
| Systolic blood pressure | -0.1803 | 0.0909 | |
| Triglycerides | -0.1765 | 0.1000 | |
| Insulin | -0.1687 | 0.1161 | |
| Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol | -0.1650 | 0.1246 | |
| Fasting glucose | -0.1479 | 0.1692 | |
| Diastolic blood pressure | -0.0816 | 0.4446 | |
| High-density lipoprotein cholesterol | 0.0149 | 0.8906 | |
| Hormonal Status Variables | |||
| Follicle stimulating hormone | -0.2090 | 0.0506 | |
| Estradiol/Follicle stimulating hormone | -0.0565 | 0.6014 | |
| Estradiol | 0.0414 | 0.7030 | |
| Exercise Performance Variables | |||
| Peak oxygen consumption | 0.4483 | <0.0001 | |
| Duration of stress test | 0.3819 | 0.0003 | |
| Ventilatory threshold | 0.2500 | 0.0218 | |